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AuthenticationUtil Class

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Package:
com.azure.identity
Maven Artifact:
com.azure:azure-identity:1.15.1
  • java.lang.Object
    • com.azure.identity.AuthenticationUtil

public final class AuthenticationUtil

Utility methods for working with authentication.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
static Supplier<String> getBearerTokenSupplier(TokenCredential credential, String[] scopes)

Creates a Supplier that provides a Bearer token from the specified credential.

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Method Details

getBearerTokenSupplier

public static Supplier getBearerTokenSupplier(TokenCredential credential, String[] scopes)

Creates a Supplier that provides a Bearer token from the specified credential. The token is cached and will refresh when it expires.

Using the supplier:

DefaultAzureCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build();
 String scope = "https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default";
 Supplier<String> supplier = AuthenticationUtil.getBearerTokenSupplier(credential, scope);

 // This example simply uses the Azure SDK HTTP library to demonstrate setting the header.
 // Use the token as is appropriate for your circumstances.
 HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.GET, "https://www.example.com");
 request.setHeader(HttpHeaderName.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer " + supplier.get());
 HttpClient client = HttpClient.createDefault();
 client.sendSync(request, Context.NONE);

Parameters:

credential - The TokenCredential from which to retrieve a token.
scopes - The scopes as appropriate for the token you are retrieving.

Returns:

A Supplier which returns the bearer token as a String.

Applies to